Chapter 11

"Are you out of your mind, Patricia?" The FBI Director's voice boomed. "Walking through Central Park in the dead of night with the son of a mob boss?"

"Can you think of a better way to infiltrate a crime family?"

"You're not a trained agent. If you get caught, there won't be enough left of you to feed my goldfish."

"Michael, I'm not one of your agents. I'm a civilian, and I'll do as I damn well please. I'm going to help you tear apart the Valentino family. Stephano just graduated. How deep he's into the family business, I don't know. But if he gets in my way, he'll go down with the rest. His old man said he's taking over the finances, which means he's computerizing everything. Good for their business, better for us. If you keep tabs on his purchases and give me a heads-up, once he's all set up, I'll send in the kill notice. He'll have to reroute everything, and we'll be there waiting."

"You sound mighty sure of yourself, Patricia."

"I shut you down pret